Europe

Government debt weighed less on euro countries in the second quarter than in the previous three months. Euro countries still eagerly borrowed to pay for corona support packages, but compared to the size of the economy, the debt burden was…

On the Canary Island of La Palma, almost 10 percent of the population has now had to flee from a volcanic eruption, which started more than a month ago. In the last 24 hours, the authorities forced about 500 residents to leave…

Italian police intervened after days of protests in Trieste against the government's corona policy. According to Italian media, the riot police used water cannons against demonstrators who blocked part of the harbour. They chanted slogans…

The European Union is earmarking another EUR 700 million for aid to Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries. After the takeover by the Taliban, the economy is on the brink of collapse, and winter is approaching. Brussels notes…

EU countries have reacted with shock to the conclusion of a Polish court that Polish law sometimes outweighs European law. French Minister of European Affairs Clément Beaune spoke of an attack on the European Union. The minister…

The Swedish health service is temporarily not administering Moderna corona vaccines to young people born in 1991 or later. The decision was made as a precaution due to concerns about an increased risk of side effects. Vaccinated…

The EU's finance ministers are reviewing their blacklist of tax havens at a time when revelations about tax avoidance by prominent politicians such as Minister Wopke Hoekstra have once again sparked outrage. But the list is not getting…

A Polish region has withdrawn a resolution against "LGBT ideology" after pressure from the EU. The regional parliament of Święty Krzyż decided to delete the statement from 2019. In Poland, dozens of cities and areas have declared…

The European Commission wants to impose a penalty payment on Poland to dissolve a disciplinary committee for judges. The commission has asked the European Court of Justice, which ordered Poland in July to put an end to the college,…

Those in power in Afghanistan must guarantee the right to education, work and freedom of movement for the women and girls in the country. The United States, the European Union, and some 20 other countries, including Canada,…